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Owell, Unwissenheit erhalten, sind Bliss...

English translation: oh well, some people might be better off not knowing


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German term or phrase:Owell, Unwissenheit erhalten, sind Bliss...
English translation:oh well, some people might be better off not knowing
Entered by: MzVette
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21:22 Nov 5, 2004
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German term or phrase: Owell, Unwissenheit erhalten, sind Bliss...
This is the second portion of a phrase that was posted on my discussion board.
MzVette
oh well, some people might be better off not knowing
Explanation:
what a bunch of crap...oh well, some people might be better off not knowing
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Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 02:49
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Summary of answers provided
4Part English, part German
Kim Metzger
3oh well, some people might be better off not knowing
Johanna Timm, PhD
2 +1Ignorance is bliss - maybe!
Annika Neudecker


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Part English, part German


Explanation:
Oh well, maintain ignorance .... We'd need the rest of the second part to make any sense of it.

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 04:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 41
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Ignorance is bliss - maybe!


Explanation:
This is mysterious :-). Again, half German, half English....

Could be "ignorance is bliss"

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Note added at 7 mins (2004-11-05 21:29:34 GMT)
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Unwissenheit = ignorance



Annika Neudecker
Local time: 11:49
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: That could be what the ignoramus was trying to say.
11 mins
  -> Yep, that's what I thought ;-) Thanks, Kim.
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
oh well, some people might be better off not knowing


Explanation:
what a bunch of crap...oh well, some people might be better off not knowing

Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 02:49
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 29
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